Supporter Culture

Proponents of German football’s 50+1 rule were able to breathe a collective sigh of relief on Monday after the Deutsche Fußball-Liga (DFL) communicated that Martin Kind has withdrawn his application to exempt Hannover 96 from […]

The new Bundesliga season is underway, but it wasn’t just what happened on the pitch that was noticeable this weekend, but events in the stands that grabbed the attention. All across the leagues, fan groups […]

For approximately these past two years, the Bundesliga has been at an identity crossroads. On one hand, the league wants to preserves the distinctives that make it unique among the world’s biggest football leagues: supporter […]

If you’re a football fan, by now you know that a bomb(s?) detonated very close to the Borussia Dortmund team bus today in a series of three explosions. This shocking incident of terror occurred about […]

I’ll state my main claim for this article right away: until now, we Bundesliga folks have been avoiding a confrontation with what I’ll call the “RB Leipzig Question.” Basically, this avoidance is a form of kicking […]

The Hessenderby between Eintracht Frankfurt and Darmstadt 98 was one of my favorite Hinrunde matches. Eintracht hosted the long-dormant derby on matchday 15 (December 6th), and while the 0-1 scoreline in favor of visiting die Lilien underscored the […]

When I heard I’d be studying abroad in Germany, my mind instantly went to an idyllic place. I’d be going to Bundesliga games matchday, I’d be talking about the league non-stop with my friends, every game […]

I immediately thought about German football culture as I read my way through David Goldblatt and the Football Action Network’s (FAN) bombshell, “This is Our Game,” manifesto published in Sunday’s Guardian. While Goldblatt diagnoses the domestic game’s […]

The fans directed their anger at the media, the politicians, the DFB, the DFL and club officials during their protest this weekend. Dortmund around noon this Saturday. The temperatures have dropped below zero, and the […]